Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Middlesex County, New Jersey, October 5, 1985

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries8

Length12 mi

Width77 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.52, -74.40) to the end point (40.67, -74.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 5, 1985, 8:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: New Jersey
Counties: Middlesex County, Union County
Path: 12 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 8 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 5, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Oct 5, 1985	F1	New York	0.2 mi	73 yd	0	0
Oct 5, 1985	F1	New York	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	6

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Middlesex County
Union County
Queens County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.